Outside the energy defense mask inhabited by nomads, Dening came out for the first time to breathe, and the scenery in front of him made him feel extremely new and excited.

For those who have lived in the western region of the arid sand ridge for a long time, the scenery of the southern part of the sand ridge appears to be more vigorous and energetic, and the small patches of sand ridge shrubs that can be seen everywhere cover the surroundings of the entire sand ridge, and the whole long yellow sand is dotted with patches of verdant and lush.

In the distant dawn sky, several small shield protection stealth planes roamed in the blue sky, and several sturdy nomads gathered together, bursting out into hearty laughter from time to time.

Occasionally, a few wild gray rabbits seemed to jump up from the side as if no one was around, and rushed towards another low bush, and even the bolder ones were a little bolder, and even stood up on their hind legs and made a provocative low chirp towards a few herding dogs playing in the distance, and from time to time a few patrolling herding dogs had to be chased and intercepted, and the fresh and lively scenery came into view.

Not far from the energy shield where they lived, there were rows of containers stocking sand crabs, which combined modern breeding and scientific growth, which could have been completely handled by today's intelligent robots. In that huge breeding container, there are a large number of sand crabs, careful and diligent herdsmen, every time through a series of careful selection and post-processing, will dump their harvest, in the busy year of the occasional period of time, willing to come to the crab eaters to show their unique handicraft skills.

Next to Dening, the herding dogs ran by Dening's side at a rapid speed, they barked happily, whenever their nimble figures shuttled through this vast sandy land, occasionally a few fierce and nimble herding dogs would frantically chase the gerbils and gray rabbits that suddenly burst out of the sand, and then bite their body parts, after biting and dragging all the way, and then skillfully ran towards their owners to "ask for merit".

In nature, the law of the jungle eats the strong, and even here there will be a few occasional plays.

The living environment here is so peaceful and peaceful, even if the entire Shaling area is now made miserable and panicked by the Yunfeng Zhao clan and several other forces, as if there is a shielding barrier here, and everything outside will not affect the tranquility and tranquility of the original life here.

"Grandpa, why do they have to live here instead of living in the city?" Dening, who was looking at the peaceful atmosphere in front of him, couldn't help but ask curiously.

The old man, who was still teasing one of the little tooth dog cubs, consciously or unconsciously, sighed softly and explained: "Actually, their current life is relatively good, and many herdsmen today have long been accustomed to and like this kind of life of peace and contentment, free and self-sufficient, away from the noise and chaos of the whole noisy city, and live a peaceful and ordinary life here." You must know that although there are some good towns and cities in the whole sandy ridge, there are a lot of unnecessary troubles and things to deal with there, besides, you think that if you want to live a stable life in the towns and cities, you don't need money? ”

"I see, I know, I think it's really good to have such an easy and simple life. ”

"Well, are you also a mercenary, grandpa?" Dening continued to ask.

"Uncle Delu said that many mercenaries are lonely all their lives, and even some people will never marry, and they also have to obey the rules of the mercenary association, grandpa, is it necessary to obey a lot of requirements to be a mercenary?" Dening looked at the old man in an old and torn mercenary costume, and the curiosity in his eyes deepened.

"Haha, you stinky boy is a bit of a look, but I'm a ...... old man Ahem, forget it, the hero doesn't mention the courage of the year, anyway, I'm a wandering mercenary now, when I'm in a good mood, I'll take over the tasks in the Mercenary Association, and if I'm in a bad mood, I'll also take on some tasks to do, and by the way, letting, cramps, hehe...... , Free mercenaries are relatively free, but they are often thin, but some families will hire some warrior mercenaries for a long time, and they have more relative constraints, but they will get more mercenary bounties and more personal safety, but they have lost the meaning of becoming a real mercenary. Hehe, when I think of the old days, it was simply people in the rivers and lakes, happy and hateful. ”

Dening looked at the old man whose face was immersed in memories of the past, and deliberately muttered loudly: "I heard some people say that he is so powerful, is it as powerful as Master Zhang Peng's mercenaries?"

"Hey, how did you kid know the name Zhang Peng? Did your uncle say it again? This Zhang Peng mercenary guy can be regarded as a little legend in the former half of the Eastern Henan Plain. When the old man heard the sensitive words, he couldn't help but ask De Ning.

Dening looked at the old man's slightly confused expression, and said proudly: "That's, my Uncle Delu used to be a mercenary guard in our Yunfeng Chamber of Commerce here, and I heard a lot of legends about Lord Zhang Peng at that time. ”

The old man was obviously interested, and he continued to ask De Ning: "Come, good grandson, tell grandpa quickly, what legends have you heard about Master Zhang Peng?"

"Is it the legend that Lord Zhang Peng is a talent, a great hero who has martial arts and flying into the sky, one person and one knife bravely entered the East Henan Plain and killed a seven-in-seven......-out?"

"Grandpa, I haven't heard Uncle Delu say so exaggeratedly, it's just that Uncle Delu said that if I want to be a mercenary in the future, I must learn to be a great walker like Master Zhang Peng, who can support justice and fight against injustice. ”

Dening looked at the old man's expression of relish, and suddenly put on a posture of practicing martial arts and boxing in front of the old man, "Grandpa, look at me, I will become a powerful walker like him in the future! Hey! Ha! I'll fight!"

On a whim, Dening actually took steps directly in front of the old man, and played a few martial arts moves seriously and attentively.

The old man next to him, who was still listening to Dening's words, looked at the martial arts that Dening put forward, and snorted angrily: "Stinky boy, with your current fist and embroidered legs, you can't reach the level of a walker if you practice for a few hundred years, what your Uncle Delu said is very right, but it seems that he didn't teach you much cultivation skills." ”

"That, in fact, Grandpa Yong discussed it with Uncle Yu and Uncle Delu at that time, and they said that I was a mutated blue-blooded person, and I shouldn't practice the hard work of these De'an people, and they wanted to send me to the children's ability training base recruited by the Yunfeng Business Group. It's a pity they're all gone now......" Dening's voice suddenly became weak.

The old man looked at De Ning, who was in a depressed mood, and couldn't help but persuade: "Boy, what they said is indeed not wrong, but after all, they have too little contact with the external environment. For example, the only peerless powerhouse in the entire mutant who has become a king, King Scarmai, I heard that he has cultivated to make his body strong enough to be comparable to the existence of a silver-winged man, and the secrets of his exercises are countless, and one of the moves, "Shadow Follow", is even more invisible, it is simply the famous skill of King Scarmai! Otherwise, how do you think he can dominate the entire star universe and become a unique and powerful overlord?"

"Besides, don't you admire the Master Zhang Peng you just mentioned. Actually, some of what you hear is true, but some of the news is relatively backward. That Zhang Peng is actually not called Zhang Peng, I heard that his master's surname was Zhang, and his mother's surname was Peng, he grew up with his master and his mother, and he was called 'Zhang Peng' as he later broke into a great reputation, and it was also to commemorate the master and his mother who were so kind to him. In fact, what his name was earlier, anyway, now everyone has basically forgotten it. ”

Dening looked at the old man's reminiscing eyes and listened patiently to the side.

"In fact, when he dared to brave the huge Wei Clan Valve alone, it was also closely related to the skills he learned from an ancient ruin, I heard that he was only a small high-level walker at the beginning, and it was because he was not used to seeing the incident of wanton bullying and suppressing the wandering mercenaries in the Wei Clan's Gate Valve, so he would come forward. However, in the end, he fought alone against the old Venerable Wei of the Wei clan, and when the fight was most intense, he was surrounded and harassed by three other Wei clan's walkers, hey, it's a pity......" The old man looked at De Ning, and his eyes suddenly revealed a strong unwillingness.

"Grandpa, what happened later? What happened to Master Zhang Peng later?" Dening, who listened carefully, couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Later, have you heard anything about Zhang Peng now?" asked the old man with a slightly self-deprecating expression.

"Ahh

"Stinky boy, you crow's mouth, who are you cursing? You don't want to think about who Zhang Peng is? How could he die? The old man ...... suddenly" The old man suddenly stopped talking, and he reverted to his old appearance.

Dening, who was listening attentively beside him, couldn't help but look at the old man anxiously.

"Grandpa, grandpa, what's the old man? What! You have to make your words clear! There are people like you who bully other people's children. ”

"Ahem, I didn't say anything. The secret of heaven must not be revealed, hahahaha......" The old man said with a straight face and shirked with Tai Chi.

"Speak, what did you mean just now that Master Zhang Peng is still alive? I guess he can't die, great, I'm going to find him in the future, worship him as a teacher, and work with him to do chivalrous deeds and eliminate harm for the people! Avenge my uncles!"

Dening's adoring look and eager words made the old man laugh, "Stinky boy, you can save your worries, just your little arms and legs, you still have to worship Master Zhang as a teacher, don't you know, he is most annoying for others to worship him as a teacher." Besides, you won't be able to find him. ”

Dening was speechless for a while, but he watched his eyes refill with a beautiful yearning for the future life, and the worry in the old man's eyes gradually faded.

"Then grandpa, if you don't teach me, I will become a powerful walker in the future. Dening suddenly approached the old man's side and kneaded the old man's arm with great hospitality.

"Stinky boy, count you smart, well, good, use a little more strength, no matter how hard you go, you haven't eaten in the morning? Not bad, Uncle Ben is in a good mood today, so I'll reluctantly teach you a few tricks of cultivation." Save yourself from being bullied outside and lose Uncle Ben's face. The old man enjoyed Dening's diligent kneading with peace of mind, and had to say a few words to Dening from time to time, and then Dening quickly ran to the side and practiced carefully according to the old man's method with a face full of faces.

"Stinky boy, the waist and horse are not like you, it mainly refers to the requirements of the power of the fist, your waist is not calm enough, and the 'bridge' of the horse step is not strong enough, so it is easy to be attacked from below. Yes, use a little more strength, not bad, now your form is there, but still the strength is not calm enough, if you are in your current state to exert force, you can't use the whole strength to attack others completely, at most it is only two or three percent of the strength. ”

"Stop, stop! Come, rub Uncle Ben's shoulders again, well, this strength still needs to be exercised slowly, starting tomorrow, you will go to the container of sand ridge crabs over there, and help me catch sand crabs for Lao Wangtou, if you don't catch enough 1,000, don't ask me for other tricks." The old man looked at De Ning, who was sweating profusely after practicing a few simple moves just now, and ordered seriously.

"This trick is called 'Fu Shou', mainly by force, the skill is invisible but tangible, practice more and understand more, you will be able to use it tomorrow. ”

"Thank you, grandpa, I know, I promise to learn this move in three days! Dening said to the old man with a firm expression.

The old man's eyes were full of expectation, he nodded with satisfaction, and then shouted to a few herdsmen who were chatting not far from them: "Old Wangtou, my grandson, this stinky boy wants to help you catch sand crabs, and earn some food for our grandfather and grandson, and you will teach him more skills tomorrow." ”

Among them, a lean old man who looked back at this side, his full head of white hair did not look very old, a wide nomadic dress was lazily draped on his body, he looked at De Ning, who was staying by the old man's side, and readily agreed: "Where to speak, Brother Zhang can eat as much as you want, where to be polite with me." You want this kid to exercise, right? Okay, it's okay, but tomorrow your grandson will follow me to catch sand crabs, I'm afraid that I'll be busy and won't be able to take care of him, so this is a bit inappropriate, right?"

"There's nothing suitable or inappropriate, children should suffer a little more and grow their ambitions, this kid said that he would be a big man like a mercenary walker in the future. The old man's words deliberately boasted.

Looking at the smug expression on the old man's face, it was as if his grandson had really become a powerful walker.

Several herdsmen around couldn't help but laugh together.

Among them, a burly and sturdy man gave Dening a thumbs up and exclaimed: "Boy, you have ambition! You are much better than me! Uncle is optimistic about you! Come on!"

Dening, who was next to him, was shy and smirked when he heard it, and it seemed that his joke was too big.

However, in his young heart, a weak seed to become a strong man has been slowly buried, just waiting for the nourishment and nourishment in the coming years......

"Grandpa Wang, I'll follow you tomorrow to catch sand crabs, don't worry, I will definitely become a powerful walker in the future!" Dening's voice, which was still full of children's voice, came crisply, causing the more and more good-natured laughter of the herdsmen who gathered around to be lively.

Dening didn't bother with these anymore, he raised his little face again, looked at the people around him who cared about him with happiness, looked at the almost familiar scene in front of him, and couldn't help but have a sour nose.

It turns out that such a plain and simple life is the best gift for everyone in real time.

It's not necessarily too late.

He quickly wiped his flushed face, and then rushed to the few shepherd dogs in the distance that had caught the gray rabbit, and the remaining herdsmen around him looked at each other tacitly, and then teased each other again.

The old man's gaze stared deeply at the young figure of Dening not far away, and his face was filled with the kind smile of a master.

"Perhaps, in the future, you will really become a great powerhouse, and that kind of powerhouse is not just such a low-level walker, but a giant who can influence a world! Just thinking about it is an interesting and wonderful thing. ”、

"Who am I?

The old man silently calculated his infinite fantasies in his heart, and the corners of his mouth slowly showed a smile of anticipation and excitement.

In the distance, the wind floats gently in the sky......